Assessment of Self Concept among Intermediate Students of A. P. Model Schools

The main purpose of this study was to assess the Self Concept among Intermediate students of A.P. Model Schools. In this study, Normative Survey Method was adopted. The participants of the study were 200 Intermediate II year students of ten A.P. Model Schools , Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India in 2014-2015 session. The researchers used Self Concept checklist developed by N. Venkataramana (1976). Its validity and reliability has been well established. Data was analyzed using Descriptive Statistics and Differential Analysis (t-test). The findings revealed that the subgroups of Intermediate students did not show any significant difference in the five dimensions of Self Concept. Among the five dimensions, the first three are negative dimensions and last two are positive dimensions. A negative relationship was found between the first three dimensions and subgroups where as a positive relationship was found between the last two dimensions and subgroups. Based on the findings, suggestions were made that same study may be extended to A.P. Model Schools of 13 Districts of Andhra Pradesh, other Junior colleges, Degree colleges, PG colleges, Engineering and Medical colleges etc. Different other variables like management, locality, birth order, caste, educational status of father, educational status of mother, size of family etc. can be included.